Geflüster

[ɡəˈflʏstɐ]

/[ɡəˈflʏstɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geflüster” is uncommon German (frequency #92,950 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,950
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch ein sehr leises Miteinander-Sprechen verursachtes anhaltendes Geräusch

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefluster · Geflüster · German

Geflüster · rank #92,950 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,950
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gehaltenes

Nearest frequency peer: gehaltenes (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Geflüster“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Geflüster“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geflüster
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeflüster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈflʏstɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,950
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geflüster“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Geflüsterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gehaltenes“ (#92,951), „gedrillt“ (#92,948), „gehorche“ (#92,952). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geflüster“ bei #92,950. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geflüster is uncommon German at frequency #92,950 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈflʏstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch ein sehr leises Miteinander-Sprechen verursachtes anhaltendes Geräusch".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Geflüster, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Geflüster, spelled G-E-F-L-Ü-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch ein sehr leises Miteinander-Sprechen verursachtes anhaltendes Geräusch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Geflüster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Geflüster in den hinteren Reihen stört die Veranstaltung.
  2. „Plötzlich war Geflüster zu hören.“

Synonyms

FlüstereiFlüstern

This word in other languages

whisper(English)cuchicheo(Español)chuchotement(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geflüster"?
"Geflüster" is spelled G-E-F-L-Ü-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈflʏstɐ].
What does "Geflüster" mean?
As a noun, "Geflüster" means: durch ein sehr leises Miteinander-Sprechen verursachtes anhaltendes Geräusch
How do you pronounce "Geflüster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geflüster" is [ɡəˈflʏstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geflüster" come from?
"Geflüster" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Geflüster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gehöriges#92,953gelähmten#92,957genervten#92,962geruchlos#92,972

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list